Gorgo
Greedy sailors capture a giant lizard off the coast of Ireland and sell it to a London circus, inciting the wrath of the creature's much-larger mother.
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Released
- 1961
- Country
- United Kingdom
Details
Release year: 1961
Storyline
Greedy sailors capture a giant lizard off the coast of Ireland and sell it to a London circus, inciting the wrath of the creature's much-larger mother.
Top credits
Bill Travers — Joe Ryan
William Sylvester — Sam Slade
Vincent Winter — Sean
Christopher Rhodes — McCartin
Did you know
• This was one of 15 films that were released in 1961 that was considered for an Academy Award for Special Effects.
• The ending was inspired by Eugène Lourié's daughter, who cried at the end of The Giant Behemoth (1959) when the monster in it was killed. He decided to let the two monsters in this film live.
• The concept for the film's British poster art and lobby cards was that the face of Gorgo was not revealed. The idea is based on the line of dialogue in the film from actor Martin Benson that Gorgo's name is derived from the Gorgons of Greek mythology. The sight of their faces would turn you to stone.
User reviews
This is a very good "giant monster" flick
British Giant Monster FX Epic
It shows its audience a good time.
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
